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items: AI for Maternal Health: New App Features Help Predict Preeclampsia Risk for 11 Million Women Globally
items: Mayo Clinic Launches Platform_Insights to Bridge the Digital Divide in Healthcare AI Adoption
items: The Double-Edged Sword: Why AI is Healthcare’s Biggest Cybersecurity Threat Yet
items: Popai Health Secures $11M to Transform Patient Conversations with Voice AI
items: Reimbursement Shift under 2026 PFS Poised to Usher in New Era for RPM
items: The End of Incrementalism: Why 91% of Health Executives Demand Fundamental Change with AI
items: 6 Strategies for Healthcare Executives to Elevate Cyber Resilience
items: Ambience Healthcare Launches AI Conditions Advisor to Capture Full Patient Complexity
items: Henry Schein One and AWS Partner to Launch AI-Augmented Dental Practice Management System
items: VectorCare Launches SMART on FHIR App to Transform Patient Logistics and Discharge Coordination
items: ŌURA and Cigna Healthcare Partner to Redefine Preventive Health and Chronic Disease Management
items: The ICHRA Revolution. How Flexible Infrastructure Unlocks Sustainable Growth
items: Is Professor AI The Next to Lead The Nursing Classroom?
items: Vivian Health and Hallmark Partner to Integrate AI Hiring Tech for Healthcare Staffing
items: Why Value-Based Care Fails to Reward LTPAC Providers Today

AI for Maternal Health: New App Features Help Predict Preeclampsia Risk for 11 Million Women Globally
type: item
creator: Jasmine Pennic
date: 2025-11-04T05:00:00Z
subject: Digital Health
subject: Artificial Intelligence
subject: Femtech
description: What You Should Know: – Emagine Solutions Technology, an award-winning healthcare technology company, today announced the addition of AI-supported wellness features to its robust application, The Journey Pregnancy. – The new data-driven wellness features help patients understand their risk or propensity for preeclampsia, encouraging users to check in with their clinician if they have concerns ... Read More
encoded: <img width="1500" height="1000" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/emagine-preeclam-1500x1000.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-92247" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/emagine-preeclam-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/emagine-preeclam-300x200.jpg 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/emagine-preeclam-290x193.jpg 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/emagine-preeclam-768x512.jpg 768w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/emagine-preeclam-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/emagine-preeclam-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /> What You Should Know: – Emagine Solutions Technology, an award-winning healthcare technology company, today announced the addition of AI-supported wellness features to its robust application, The Journey Pregnancy. – The new data-driven wellness features help patients understand their risk or propensity for preeclampsia, encouraging users to check in with their clinician if they have concerns about their health or notice changes. Addressing the Preeclampsia Crisis and Cost Preeclampsia, a high blood pressure disorder, is a deadly condition of pregnancy, affecting over 11 million women globally each year and 1 in 7 hospital births in the U.S.. The condition is a significant burden for healthcare systems, costing the U.S. healthcare system over $2 billion annually. The challenge lies in monitoring blood pressure between routine prenatal visits, especially during the postpartum period when monitoring is less frequent. This issue is particularly pronounced for rural women who face long travel distances or live in maternity care deserts with no access to care at all. “There is an urgent need for scalable, community-driven, and technology-enabled solutions that can facilitate real-time patient self-monitoring blood pressure tracking and timely …

Mayo Clinic Launches Platform_Insights to Bridge the Digital Divide in Healthcare AI Adoption
type: item
creator: Fred Pennic
date: 2025-11-03T16:11:09Z
subject: Digital Health
subject: Health IT
subject: Artificial Intelligence
subject: Mayo Clinic
description: What You Should Know: – Mayo Clinic today announced the launch of Mayo Clinic Platform_Insights, a new offering designed to give healthcare organizations of all sizes across the globe access to Mayo Clinic’s digital expertise, data-driven insights, and clinical knowledge. – The initiative provides a guided, affordable path to reduce the digital divide fueled by ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="617" height="613" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Mayo-Clinic-Platform_Insights.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-92223" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Mayo-Clinic-Platform_Insights.jpg 617w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Mayo-Clinic-Platform_Insights-300x298.jpg 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Mayo-Clinic-Platform_Insights-290x288.jpg 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Mayo-Clinic-Platform_Insights-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px" /> What You Should Know: – Mayo Clinic today announced the launch of Mayo Clinic Platform_Insights, a new offering designed to give healthcare organizations of all sizes across the globe access to Mayo Clinic’s digital expertise, data-driven insights, and clinical knowledge. – The initiative provides a guided, affordable path to reduce the digital divide fueled by the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI). Extending Clinical Expertise and Reducing the Digital Divide Mayo Clinic Platform_Insights is directly addressing the risk many healthcare providers face of falling behind in keeping pace with AI advances. The program is specifically designed to help organizations navigate the complex AI landscape in healthcare and implement solutions that solve their biggest challenges. At its core, the offering delivers data-driven insights, enabled by AI, shared alongside Mayo Clinic’s best practices, guidance, and support. “When we share knowledge, we make better decisions — both in diagnosis and treatment,” says Maneesh Goyal, chief operating officer, Mayo Clinic Platform. “This new program allows us to extend the reach and expertise of leading healthcare organizations within our digital ecosystem to help others perform better and improve patient outcomes everywhere.”. Grounding Innovation in Massive, Trusted Data The solutions available through Mayo Clinic Platform…

The Double-Edged Sword: Why AI is Healthcare’s Biggest Cybersecurity Threat Yet
type: item
creator: Ed Gaudet, CEO and Founder of Censinet
date: 2025-11-03T16:10:00Z
subject: Digital Health
subject: Health IT
subject: Opinion
subject: Artificial Intelligence
description: Artificial intelligence (AI) is the ultimate double-edged sword in healthcare. On one side, AI is already driving real improvements, from accelerating diagnostic imaging to streamlining operational workflows such as delivering faster, more accurate, and more efficient patient care. And we are still only at the beginning; AI’s potential to reshape healthcare is undeniable. But that ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Ed-headshot-1.png" alt="The Double-Edged Sword: Why AI is Healthcare’s Biggest Cybersecurity Threat Yet" class="wp-image-92220" width="440" height="440" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Ed-headshot-1.png 1000w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Ed-headshot-1-300x300.png 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Ed-headshot-1-290x290.png 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Ed-headshot-1-768x768.png 768w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Ed-headshot-1-100x100.png 100w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" /> Ed Gaudet, CEO and Founder of Censinet Artificial intelligence (AI) is the ultimate double-edged sword in healthcare. On one side, AI is already driving real improvements, from accelerating diagnostic imaging to streamlining operational workflows such as delivering faster, more accurate, and more efficient patient care. And we are still only at the beginning; AI’s potential to reshape healthcare is undeniable. But that optimism is tempered by the reality that AI also introduces one of the most significant cybersecurity risks the healthcare industry has ever faced. Patient data has long been a top target for cybercriminals, and since AI relies on massive datasets to function and improve, the threat landscape has only expanded with the rapid adoption of AI across the industry. The same personal data that powers AI and machine learning models also creates new risks, as AI systems are susceptible to sophisticated cyberattacks such as “adversarial attacks,” where small manipulations in data inputs can trigger harmful or misleading outputs. With AI now embedded across a broad range of clinical and operational tools, the attack surface has grown substantially, introducing risks and vulnerabilities that, if exploited, have the potential to disrupt the entire health sector and threaten pa…

Popai Health Secures $11M to Transform Patient Conversations with Voice AI
type: item
creator: Fred Pennic
date: 2025-11-03T16:00:00Z
subject: Digital Health
subject: Startups
subject: Artificial Intelligence
description: What You Should Know: – Popai Health, the Patient Conversation Intelligence company, today announced it has raised $11M in seed funding led by Team8 and NEA, alongside additional strategic investors, – The capital intended to strengthen Popai’s go-to-market efforts and accelerate adoption across health systems, medical groups, health plans, and ACOs. Eliminating Healthcare’s Biggest Blind ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="1363" height="623" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Popai.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-92236" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Popai.jpg 1363w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Popai-300x137.jpg 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Popai-290x133.jpg 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Popai-768x351.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1363px) 100vw, 1363px" /> What You Should Know: – Popai Health, the Patient Conversation Intelligence company, today announced it has raised $11M in seed funding led by Team8 and NEA, alongside additional strategic investors, – The capital intended to strengthen Popai’s go-to-market efforts and accelerate adoption across health systems, medical groups, health plans, and ACOs. Eliminating Healthcare’s Biggest Blind Spot Popai is revolutionizing care coordination by leveraging Voice AI to eliminate what the company calls healthcare’s largest patient engagement blind spot: the 65% of patient interactions that happen during phone calls. Traditional care coordination systems capture only a fraction of the information exchanged during these 15 million daily patient calls, resulting in limited visibility into key clinical, operational, and social insights. The core of Popai’s platform is to convert these high-volume patient interactions into a valuable strategic asset. The platform automatically generates compliant documentation aligned with organizational guidelines, enhancing both quality and efficiency, with proven performance gains of 20% or more. Converting Insights into Immediate Action Popai’s Patient Conversation Intelligence platform, already in use by organizations including Essen Health Care and Clover Health, captures and analyzes patient phone conversations using healthcare-specific AI trained on medical terminology and clinical context. Beyond documentation, the platform converts insights into i…

Reimbursement Shift under 2026 PFS Poised to Usher in New Era for RPM
type: item
creator: Lucienne Ide, MD, PhD, Founder and CEO of Rimidi
date: 2025-11-03T15:59:00Z
subject: Digital Health
subject: Health IT
subject: Opinion
subject: Policy
subject: Telehealth
description: The annual release of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) generated more attention than usual this year among practices that have considered or are already offering Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) to their patients. CMS’s July 14 publication of the proposed rule, outlining revisions to payment policies and rates, was seen as particularly significant for RPM. ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="800" height="800" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Lucie-Ide.jpeg" alt="Reimbursement Shift under 2026 PFS Poised to Usher in New Era for RPM" class="wp-image-92217" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Lucie-Ide.jpeg 800w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Lucie-Ide-300x300.jpeg 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Lucie-Ide-290x290.jpeg 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Lucie-Ide-768x768.jpeg 768w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Lucie-Ide-100x100.jpeg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> Lucienne Ide, MD, PhD, Founder and CEO of Rimidi The annual release of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) generated more attention than usual this year among practices that have considered or are already offering Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) to their patients. CMS’s July 14 publication of the proposed rule, outlining revisions to payment policies and rates, was seen as particularly significant for RPM. Key changes to RPM under the 2026 PFS include the introduction of a code for 2-15 days of data collection and another that allows billing for 10-19 minutes of monitoring, lowering the threshold from the current 20-minute requirement. These additions would expand program access to a larger population of patients with a wider range of conditions. One of the existing guidelines, known as the 16-day rule, has frustrated the healthcare industry for years by limiting provider reimbursement to cases where patient data is recorded and transmitted for at least 16 out of 30 days. The updates that could change this, shaped largely by the American Medical Association’s CPT Editorial Panel, will likely usher in some exciting opportunities to enhance care, as well as new coding, billing, and reimbursement factors to be aware of. Greater Flexibility Supports Better Care Delivery and Innovation Allowing billing for …

The End of Incrementalism: Why 91% of Health Executives Demand Fundamental Change with AI
type: item
creator: Fred Pennic
date: 2025-11-03T15:45:00Z
subject: Health IT
subject: Artificial Intelligence
description: What You Should Know: – Digital transformation strategy has accelerated as a core priority for the healthcare industry, driven by the necessity of operational resilience, personalization, and advanced AI. – According to the fifth annual Health System Digital Transformation Survey by Chartis, 91% of health system executives agree that their organizations must undergo “fundamental change” ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="1344" height="739" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image.png" alt="The End of Incrementalism: Why 91% of Health Executives Demand Fundamental Change with AI" class="wp-image-92226" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image.png 1344w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image-300x165.png 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image-290x159.png 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image-768x422.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1344px) 100vw, 1344px" /> Health System Digital Transformation Survey by Chartis, What You Should Know: – Digital transformation strategy has accelerated as a core priority for the healthcare industry, driven by the necessity of operational resilience, personalization, and advanced AI. – According to the fifth annual Health System Digital Transformation Survey by Chartis, 91% of health system executives agree that their organizations must undergo “fundamental change” to overcome persistent challenges and thrive in the next five years. The Limit of Incremental Change is Reached Health systems have long relied on incremental improvements to address chronic problems, but executives now acknowledge this approach has reached its limit. The challenges—which include 61% indicating care is not affordable and ~50% reporting patients lack timely access—will only worsen without significant structural transformation. Executives are pursuing proactive models to deliver care that is more accessible, lowers cost, and provides intelligent, patient-centric services. This paradigm shift is entirely dependent on leveraging new, advanced digital and AI tools. As report co-author Tom Kiesau, Chartis’ Chief AI & Digital Officer, notes, “We may finally be at a tipping point if 90% of healthcare executives agree on the need for fundamental change. Organizations need to capitalize on the momentum in this moment—and ensure that they are tru…

6 Strategies for Healthcare Executives to Elevate Cyber Resilience
type: item
creator: Jasmine Pennic
date: 2025-11-03T15:30:00Z
subject: Health IT
subject: Cybersecurity
description: What You Should Know: – Healthcare organizations are facing an unprecedented cyber threat landscape, making the need to elevate cyber resilience to a strategic business priority more urgent than ever. – According to the “US Healthcare Cyber Resilience Survey” released by Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) and KLAS Research, the risks posed by sophisticated ... Read More
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Ambience Healthcare Launches AI Conditions Advisor to Capture Full Patient Complexity
type: item
creator: Fred Pennic
date: 2025-11-03T14:36:00Z
subject: Health IT
subject: Artificial Intelligence
description: What You Should Know: – Ambience Healthcare, an AI platform for documentation, coding, and clinical workflow, announced a significant expansion of its Inpatient Care Setting offering with the introduction of an AI-powered Conditions Advisor. – The new capability is designed to help clinicians capture the full complexity of their patients’ conditions at the point of ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="900" height="450" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image-2.png" alt="Ambience Healthcare Launches AI Conditions Advisor to Capture Full Patient Complexity" class="wp-image-92241" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image-2.png 900w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image-2-300x150.png 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image-2-290x145.png 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image-2-768x384.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /> What You Should Know: – Ambience Healthcare, an AI platform for documentation, coding, and clinical workflow, announced a significant expansion of its Inpatient Care Setting offering with the introduction of an AI-powered Conditions Advisor. – The new capability is designed to help clinicians capture the full complexity of their patients’ conditions at the point of care, leading to better clinical decision-making and improved care coordination. Solving the Hidden Diagnosis Challenge Healthcare faces a “perfect storm” where patient complexity and the volume of clinical data are rising exponentially. The challenge for clinicians is that secondary diagnoses, which critically impact patient health, often remain hidden among vast amounts of chart data. Evidence-Based Clinical Intelligence in Workflow Built for seamless integration into inpatient workflows, the Conditions Advisor analyzes the complete patient record, including data available from outside hospital records. It surfaces clinical signals and evidence that support potentially missed diagnoses. For example, it might flag progressive weight loss in a cancer patient that could indicate cachexia. Key features ensuring clinical utility and compliance include: Longitudinal Data Synthesis: Analyzes the complete patient record to identify clinically significant patterns and surface linked evidence needed to render the best care. Workflow I…

Henry Schein One and AWS Partner to Launch AI-Augmented Dental Practice Management System
type: item
creator: Jasmine Pennic
date: 2025-11-03T14:14:00Z
subject: Digital Health
subject: Artificial Intelligence
description: What You Should Know: – Henry Schein One, a global leader in dental technology, today announced a groundbreaking partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. – The collaboration will integrate AWS’s generative AI (GenAI) technologies across the Henry Schein One platform—including Dentrix, Dentrix Ascend, and Dentally—to usher ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="600" height="300" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image-1.png" alt="Henry Schein One and AWS Partner to Launch AI-Augmented Dental Practice Management System" class="wp-image-92233" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image-1.png 600w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image-1-300x150.png 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image-1-290x145.png 290w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /> What You Should Know: – Henry Schein One, a global leader in dental technology, today announced a groundbreaking partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. – The collaboration will integrate AWS’s generative AI (GenAI) technologies across the Henry Schein One platform—including Dentrix, Dentrix Ascend, and Dentally—to usher in a new era of AI-powered dentistry. Reimagining Dental Workflows with AI Augmentation The centerpiece of this partnership is Henry Schein One’s ambitious global AI strategy: becoming the world’s first AI-augmented practice management system. The initiative aims to unify traditionally siloed tools and workflows by natively embedding intelligence across every step of the dental journey—from booking and imaging to payments and treatment presentation. “This collaboration represents a pivotal moment for dentistry,” said Ryan Hungate, Chief Clinical and Strategy Officer at Henry Schein One. “We’re not just improving workflows — we’re reimagining how dental care is delivered, documented, and optimized around the world.”. The goal is to create an AI-first ecosystem that integrates intelligence into the core of every experience, enabling dental professionals to focus on care rather than managing complexity. Integration Benefits The integration of AWS’s services, including Amazon Bedrock and Transcribe Medical, will deliver several tangible benefits to dental practices: Real-Time Do…

VectorCare Launches SMART on FHIR App to Transform Patient Logistics and Discharge Coordination
type: item
creator: Jasmine Pennic
date: 2025-11-03T14:00:00Z
subject: EMR/EHR
subject: Health IT
subject: Smart on FHIR
description: What You Should Know: – VectorCare, a provider of modern patient logistics and care coordination technology, today announced the launch of its new SMART on FHIR app, now featured in the Epic App Market. – The app allows healthcare systems using major EHRs, including Epic, Cerner, and Allscripts, to embed VectorCare’s full patient logistics management ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="360" height="360" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/VectorCare.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-92244" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/VectorCare.jpg 360w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/VectorCare-300x300.jpg 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/VectorCare-290x290.jpg 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/VectorCare-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px" /> VectorCare What You Should Know: – VectorCare, a provider of modern patient logistics and care coordination technology, today announced the launch of its new SMART on FHIR app, now featured in the Epic App Market. – The app allows healthcare systems using major EHRs, including Epic, Cerner, and Allscripts, to embed VectorCare’s full patient logistics management capabilities directly within their existing workflows. The goal is to transform how hospitals coordinate discharges and post-acute care at scale. Unmatched Efficiency: Logistics Management in Under One Minute The launch dramatically improves operational efficiency, building on VectorCare’s previous success in reducing patient transport scheduling time from 31 minutes (via phone or fax) to just three minutes. With the new SMART on FHIR app, that time is reduced further, allowing care teams to manage logistics in under one minute. Built on the SMART on FHIR interoperability standard, the app bridges the gap between clinical documentation and operational logistics. Case managers can now access the VectorCare Hub—a no-code workflow builder—directly inside the EHR to request, schedule, and monitor essential patient services without switching applications. Through the app, care teams can: Request and manage logistics in under one minute, including ambulance transport, home health services, DME, and rides via Uber or Lyft. View real-time updates, including estimated arrival times, live GPS tracking, and se…

ŌURA and Cigna Healthcare Partner to Redefine Preventive Health and Chronic Disease Management
type: item
creator: Fred Pennic
date: 2025-10-31T10:52:00Z
subject: Health IT
description: What You Should Know: – ŌURA and Cigna Healthcare have announced a strategic collaboration aimed at integrating continuous biometric insights with expertise in preventive care and chronic disease management. – The partnership builds upon ŌURA’s earlier work with Essence, a Medicare Advantage plan, demonstrating the wearable’s evolving role from a consumer device to a clinical-grade, ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="1433" height="788" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Cigna-Health-OURA.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-92207" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Cigna-Health-OURA.jpg 1433w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Cigna-Health-OURA-300x165.jpg 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Cigna-Health-OURA-290x159.jpg 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Cigna-Health-OURA-768x422.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1433px) 100vw, 1433px" /> What You Should Know: – ŌURA and Cigna Healthcare have announced a strategic collaboration aimed at integrating continuous biometric insights with expertise in preventive care and chronic disease management. – The partnership builds upon ŌURA’s earlier work with Essence, a Medicare Advantage plan, demonstrating the wearable’s evolving role from a consumer device to a clinical-grade, payer-aligned prevention tool. Maximizing ROI Through High Utilization Historically, employees have used only 60% of the wellness stipends provided by their employers, leaving a substantial 40% of allocated wellness funds unused in 2024. ŌURA’s form factor addresses this core utilization challenge: High Compliance: The Oura Ring delivers high compliance with an average wear time of ~23.5 hours/day. Rapid Perceived Benefits: New users report rapid perceived benefits within 30 days, including improved overall health (90%), better sleep (88%), reduced stress (81%), and enhanced productivity (79%). This high engagement makes the Oura Ring a strong fit for benefit programs where utilization matters. Certain Cigna Healthcare clients are offering a complimentary Oura Ring 4 and a prepaid annual Oura Membership to eligible employees, making wellness and recovery a daily practice.

The ICHRA Revolution. How Flexible Infrastructure Unlocks Sustainable Growth
type: item
creator: Kevin Deutsch, General Manager and SVP of Health Plan Solutions at Softheon
date: 2025-10-31T05:00:00Z
subject: Health IT
description: Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRAs) are rapidly gaining traction as an alternative to traditional group plans. What began as a niche option for small employers is now reshaping the broader health insurance marketplace — and accelerating a fundamental shift toward Individual market enrollment. As adoption grows, so do the operational demands. ICHRA doesn’t fit ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Kevin-Deutsch-headshot-2025.jpg" alt="The ICHRA Revolution. How Flexible Infrastructure Unlocks Sustainable Growth" class="wp-image-92204" width="625" height="535" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Kevin-Deutsch-headshot-2025.jpg 1000w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Kevin-Deutsch-headshot-2025-300x257.jpg 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Kevin-Deutsch-headshot-2025-290x248.jpg 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Kevin-Deutsch-headshot-2025-768x657.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px" /> Kevin Deutsch, General Manager and SVP of Health Plan Solutions at Softheon Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRAs) are rapidly gaining traction as an alternative to traditional group plans. What began as a niche option for small employers is now reshaping the broader health insurance marketplace — and accelerating a fundamental shift toward Individual market enrollment. As adoption grows, so do the operational demands. ICHRA doesn’t fit neatly into legacy group-based systems. It requires a decentralized, multi-stakeholder infrastructure: benefit technology vendors (BenTechs), third-party administrators (TPAs), carriers, and marketplaces, all working together to support employers and employees in real time. To keep pace, health plans need flexible Off-Exchange infrastructure that can support nonstandard data, high-volume enrollment and partner integrations — without creating new administrative burdens or requiring full system overhauls. Why Employers Are Turning to ICHRA Employer frustration with traditional group coverage is driving change. Rising healthcare costs, unpredictable renewal rates and limited benefit personalization have pushed many employers to seek alternatives. With ICHRA, businesses give their employees a stipend to spend on a health insurance plan of their …

Is Professor AI The Next to Lead The Nursing Classroom?
type: item
creator: Kelly J. Dries, PhD, RN, Director of Nursing Program Success at Wolters Kluwer Health
date: 2025-10-31T04:00:00Z
subject: Health IT
subject: Opinion
subject: Artificial Intelligence
description: For decades, educators have sought better ways to prepare students for a rapidly evolving clinical environment. Now, artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as an important part of the roadmap. AI is playing into adaptive learning systems, virtual simulations and predictive analytics to personalize education in ways previously unimaginable. However, this transformation won’t happen in isolation. ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="222" height="222" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Is-Professor-AI-The-Next-to-Lead-The-Nursing-Classroom.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-92201" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Is-Professor-AI-The-Next-to-Lead-The-Nursing-Classroom.jpeg 222w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Is-Professor-AI-The-Next-to-Lead-The-Nursing-Classroom-100x100.jpeg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px" /> Kelly J. Dries, PhD, RN, Director of Nursing Program Success at Wolters Kluwer Health For decades, educators have sought better ways to prepare students for a rapidly evolving clinical environment. Now, artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as an important part of the roadmap. AI is playing into adaptive learning systems, virtual simulations and predictive analytics to personalize education in ways previously unimaginable. However, this transformation won’t happen in isolation. Of course, AI presents exciting opportunities to evolve the education landscape, but it also presents equally weighted risks and challenges. In many ways, the success of AI in education depends less on whether the technology exists and more on how it is deployed. With strategic leadership and thoughtful integration, AI has the potential to transform nursing education for the better. It’s Here: AI Use in Nursing Education Nursing programs have been facing mounting pressure for years: faculty shortages, rising enrollment demands and the need to train graduates who can handle increasingly complex patient scenarios. Traditional models centered on lectures, flash cards and static resources are struggling to keep up. As a result, students and faculty alike are turning to AI to amp up their curricula. As reported in the Digital Education Council Global AI Faculty Survey 2025, the majority (61%) of teaching faculty are already involving AI in their curriculum, and even more (86%) expect to use AI in the future. It i…

Vivian Health and Hallmark Partner to Integrate AI Hiring Tech for Healthcare Staffing
type: item
creator: Fred Pennic
date: 2025-10-31T04:00:00Z
subject: Health IT
description: What You Should Know: – Vivian Health, the largest online marketplace for healthcare talent, and Hallmark Health Care Solutions, Inc., a leader in workforce intelligence and enablement, today announced a strategic partnership designed to transform how agencies and healthcare facilities connect with top-tier clinicians. – The collaboration embeds Vivian’s AI-enabled hiring technology directly into Hallmark’s ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="1200" height="627" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/image-85.png" alt="" class="wp-image-92192" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/image-85.png 1200w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/image-85-300x157.png 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/image-85-290x152.png 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/image-85-768x401.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /> What You Should Know: – Vivian Health, the largest online marketplace for healthcare talent, and Hallmark Health Care Solutions, Inc., a leader in workforce intelligence and enablement, today announced a strategic partnership designed to transform how agencies and healthcare facilities connect with top-tier clinicians. – The collaboration embeds Vivian’s AI-enabled hiring technology directly into Hallmark’s workforce solutions, simplifying and accelerating the clinician placement process. Integrating AI for Seamless Clinician Placement This partnership focuses on bringing automation and intelligence to workflows that have traditionally been manual and time-consuming in healthcare staffing. Technology Integration: Vivian’s AI-enabled hiring technology is integrated into Hallmark’s Flexible Workforce and Total Vendor Management solutions. Workflow Automation: The integration facilitates the seamless submission of travel, per diem, and local clinician candidates, including nurses and allied health professionals. Vivian Health’s proprietary AI Assistant is powered by over one million job searches and 2.7 million applications annually. It uses healthcare-specific data, such as licenses and certifications, to match candidates with the right fit across more than 250,000 job opportunities. “We’re thrilled to extend the power of Vivian’s AI-driven hiring tools into Hallmark’s ecosystem, bringing automation and intelligence to critical workflows that have traditionally be…

Why Value-Based Care Fails to Reward LTPAC Providers Today
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creator: Eugene Gonsiorek, PhD, VP of Clinical Regulatory Standards at PointClickCare
date: 2025-10-30T10:17:00Z
subject: Health IT
subject: Opinion
subject: Policy
subject: Population Health Management
subject: Long Term Care
subject: Value-Based Care
description: The chorus of voices singing the praises of value-based care is growing ever louder. But in LTPAC, it still feels like the system’s asking providers to do more—with less—and faster than ever. For the past 25 years, financial strategy in long-term and post-acute care has been tied to two things: occupancy and payer mix. Around ... Read More
encoded: <img loading="lazy" width="800" height="800" src="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Eugene-Gonsiorek.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-92186" srcset="https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Eugene-Gonsiorek.jpg 800w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Eugene-Gonsiorek-300x300.jpg 300w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Eugene-Gonsiorek-290x290.jpg 290w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Eugene-Gonsiorek-768x768.jpg 768w, https://hitconsultant.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Eugene-Gonsiorek-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /> Eugene Gonsiorek, PhD, VP of Clinical Regulatory Standards at PointClickCare The chorus of voices singing the praises of value-based care is growing ever louder. But in LTPAC, it still feels like the system’s asking providers to do more—with less—and faster than ever. For the past 25 years, financial strategy in long-term and post-acute care has been tied to two things: occupancy and payer mix. Around 70% of residents are covered by Medicaid. The rest—split between Medicare fee-for-service, Medicare Advantage, and private pay—bring in higher rates, especially Medicare. While fee-for-service might reimburse $650 to $700 per day, Medicaid pays closer to $250—often less than the cost to provide care. For years, higher Medicare rates have helped cover that gap. That margin is shrinking fast. More than half of Medicare beneficiaries now enroll in Medicare Advantage. These plans generally pay less, require more prior authorizations, and add layers of oversight that take time and control away from care teams. That’s real financial pressure. But it’s also a shift in control. Providers are caring for higher-acuity patients under tighter terms, and many feel expectations keep rising while support does not. The incentives don’t line up—yet. Navigating the Shift in Expectations Everyone agrees on the goal: Better outcomes, fewer hospitalizations. But w…